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OK — been using this thing for about six months now and it’s stuck on my phone, so thought I’d chuck my thoughts in since a lad on another thread asked me last week. I’m UK based, generally bet football and racing, small stakes, for context.
What got me on it was honestly pretty stupid — I never could figure out what an e/w payout actually was when the place terms changed. I’d just wing it and get a shock. Now type the odds in before every slip, even the boring singles.
The single bet calculator is the part I’m on daily — you put in the price and your stake and it spits out returns straight away, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. There’s also the fiddly ones — acca and treble maths, lucky 15 and lucky 63, yankees, which is where I’d always got it wrong. If you want a look, it lives at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/no-vig]vig calc[/url] — free, no signup.
The thing that actually changed how I bet were the more serious bits. The probability thing that shows how much the bookie’s taking, plus a kelly criterion tool — I use half kelly as the full version is a quick route to a dead bankroll. Dutching calculator gets used a fair bit when I’m covering two or three runners.
It’s not perfect mind. Its layout feels a bit basic — not much flash, it’s clearly function over form. On mobile it’s fine although the bigger tables make you pinch and zoom. Also there’s nothing on the app store, it’s browser only — fine by me but worth saying.
Right, that’s me. Free, no ads shoved in your face, does what it says. If anyone still adds it up in their head, try it — saves me plenty of dumb bets I’d have regretted.
So — have been messing about with this thing for about five months now and it’s stuck on my phone, so thought I’d write something up since a mate asked me the other day. I’m UK based, generally stick to footie and the horses, small stakes, for context.
How I found it was honestly pretty stupid — I couldn’t ever work out what an ew return actually was when the place terms changed. Basically I’d wing it and then be surprised. These days I type the odds in before I place anything, even a simple single bet.
Their single bet calculator is the part I open most — you drop in the price and your stake and it spits out returns straight away, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. Same tool covers the bigger stuff — doubles and trebles returns, lucky 15s, a yankee, which is where most people I know lose track. Have a go yourself, it’s here [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/odds-converter]bet converter odds[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
What genuinely changed how I bet was the more serious extras. They’ve got an probability calculator that shows how much the bookie’s taking, and there’s the kelly calculator — I stick to fractional kelly as the full version is far too aggressive. Dutching calculator is handy too when I’m spreading across selections.
Not all sunshine though. The interface feels very functional, let’s say — no polish, it’s clearly function over form. On my phone it works although the bigger tables need a bit of scrolling. Also there’s no proper app, just the site — slight shame but worth saying.
Anyway. Doesn’t cost anything, not plastered in adverts, does what it says. Anyone who even now adds it up in their head, have a look — saved me a load of dumb bets I’d have regretted.
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